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		Clement
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:15 pm    Post subject: April 25 VH | 
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				| W-Wing 67(with two strong links). With SL 7 in row 5 removes the 6's in BOX 1 row 3 and with strong link 6 in col 7 removes the 7's in BOX 1 row 3 and r1c6 which solves it. | 
			 
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		George Woods
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 12:16 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Yet another "solves the puzzle" target for these w-wing 67s are the 6s in row 2 | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:25 am    Post subject:  | 
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				George's W-Wing with the strong link on 6 in row 2 takes out the 7s from r3c23.
 
 
Or a Finned X-Wing in rows 35 takes out the 7s from r12c2.
 
 
The Type 4 UR (also a Type 2, but useless) takes out the 4s from r4c89.
 
 
Interestingly, I didn't notice a solution that uses the moves that are required for these puzzles, i.e., X-, XY- and XYZ-Wing, although I didn't look thoroughly. | 
			 
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		LloydB
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:09 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				This may be the "official" solution
 
 
XYZ 267 centered in r3c3 followed by a 467 XY wing centered in r3c7 followed by an X wing on 7 did it for me.
 
 
Don't know if all those steps are required. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Lloyd, where was the X-Wing? | 
			 
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		LloydB
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:41 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| I believe the X wing was in rows 3 and 5 | 
			 
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		eddieg
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:24 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				| Another fun puzzle.   Thanks all. | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:09 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | LloydB wrote: | 	 		  | I believe the X wing was in rows 3 and 5 | 	  
 
Rows 35 are where my Finned X-Wing was, but for the X-Wing, I haven't found a way to get rid of the 7 from r3c3.
 
 
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| 5 67   8   | 1   4   27  | 69  279 3   |
 
| 1 3467 367 | 259 679 257 | 8   247 47  |
 
| 9 2467 267 | 3   67  8   | 46  1   5   |
 
+------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 6 1    357 | 259 8   245 | 349 479 479 |
 
| 8 79   4   | 6   79  3   | 2   5   1   |
 
| 2 379  357 | 59  1   457 | 349 6   8   |
 
+------------+-------------+-------------+
 
| 7 8    1   | 4   2   9   | 5   3   6   |
 
| 4 5    9   | 7   3   6   | 1   8   2   |
 
| 3 26   26  | 8   5   1   | 7   49  49  |
 
+------------+-------------+-------------+
 
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Play this puzzle online at the Daily Sudoku site | 
			 
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		LloydB
 
 
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				 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:36 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				Marty,
 
 
Your grid has quite a few basic moves to make but you can still see the 267 XYZ wing in cells r1c2, r3c3 and r9c3.
 
 
This will solve R9c1 and r9c2 as 2 and 6 resp.
 
That will make r3c3 2 as there are no other 2s in c3 | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 12:02 am    Post subject:  | 
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				OK, I see my big basics error, not seeing the locked 7s in box 6. That said, it seems that the XYZ-Wing and X-Wing will do it; the XY-Wing wasn't needed, at least when I played the rest of it online just now.
 
 
Thanks. | 
			 
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		Julian
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:53 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| I thought a W-wing was a rectangle of a single digit.  How can this puzzle have a W-wing on 67?  Thanks | 
			 
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		Marty R.
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:47 am    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Julian wrote: | 	 		  | I thought a W-wing was a rectangle of a single digit.  How can this puzzle have a W-wing on 67?  Thanks | 	  
 
Maybe you're thinking of an X-Wing?
 
 
Look at the 67 cells in boxes 1 and 2. And look at the 6s in row 2. If the 6 ends up in box 1, then r1c2 must be = 7. If the 6 ends up in box 2, then r3c5 must be = 7. Thus, with one or the other having to be a 7, they act as pincers and no cell seeing both can contain 7. | 
			 
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		Ema Nymton
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:29 am    Post subject:  | 
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				.
 
 
 
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+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 5 67*  8   | 1   4  27  | 69  279 3   |
 
| 1 3467 37  | 259 69 25  | 8   247 47  |
 
| 9 246  26  | 3   67 8   | 46  1   5   |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 6 1    35  | 259 8  245 | 349 479 479 |
 
| 8 79   4   | 6   79 3   | 2   5   1   |
 
| 2 379  357 | 59  1  457 | 349 6   8   |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 7 8    1   | 4   2  9   | 5   3   6   |
 
| 4 5    9   | 7   3  6   | 1   8   2   |
 
| 3 26   26  | 8   5  1   | 7   49  49  |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
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How does one clear the '7' from r1c2?  What are the steps?
 
 
Ema Nymton
 
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		Julian
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:43 am    Post subject:  | 
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				| Thanks, Marty. | 
			 
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		keith
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 12:04 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | Ema Nymton wrote: | 	 		  .
 
 
 
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+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 5 67*  8   | 1   4  27  | 69  279 3   |
 
| 1 3467 37  | 259 69 25  | 8   247 47  |
 
| 9 246  26  | 3   67 8   | 46  1   5   |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 6 1    35  | 259 8  245 | 349 479 479 |
 
| 8 79   4   | 6   79 3   | 2   5   1   |
 
| 2 379  357 | 59  1  457 | 349 6   8   |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
| 7 8    1   | 4   2  9   | 5   3   6   |
 
| 4 5    9   | 7   3  6   | 1   8   2   |
 
| 3 26   26  | 8   5  1   | 7   49  49  |
 
+------------+------------+-------------+
 
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How does one clear the '7' from r1c2?  What are the steps?
 
 
Ema Nymton
 
. | 	  Ema,
 
 
In your grid, solve 7 in R3.  The puzzle is done.
 
 
If you really want to solve R1C2 first, use the skyscraper / kite on 7 in R5 and C6.
 
 
Keith | 
			 
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		Ema Nymton
 
 
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				 Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 1:23 pm    Post subject:  | 
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				 	  | keith wrote: | 	 		  Ema,
 
 
In your grid, solve 7 in R3.  The puzzle is done.
 
 
If you really want to solve R1C2 first, use the skyscraper / kite on 7 in R5 and C6.
 
 
Keith | 	  
 
 
doh.  Thank you.  A case of being so close to the forest and not seeing the trees.
 
 
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